Hi,
While Lucas is busy with the new backend, I wanted to make the current system a lot faster. So I looked into all the database queries and optimized the whole system. Since the speed is a lot better we’ve seen a lot of new users using twinterface and we’re really happy about that. :)
Next to the speed I started with a statistics module for the second time. The first time I was struggling with javascript libraries that where not really good, so I decided to go HTML5 for the new ones. They are online since yesterday and we want to know what you think!
Twitter is going to change something in the permission model of their API, so I made a few changes to the authentication backend so you can easily reauthorize your account when needed, I will post an update soon about that.
Cheers,
Harold
Hi,
Great news, we finally found a developer, his name is Lucas Luitjes (and likes to be known as captain awesome ;-)) He worked on several projects, one of them is symbaloo. Lucas has great ideas for improvement. Today we started redesigning the complete backend and I’m going to start on some new elements of the frontend.
That’s it for now, more soon!
Grtz,
Harold
Hi,
It’s been silent for a month and there’s a reason for that. Last week I got back from a 3 week holliday to my favorite part of the world, Asia. We traveled around Malaysia and started on Borneo to go diving around Mabul and Sipadan. For me that is the best way to reset myself. Didn’t take my phone or my computer, just a sketchbook and some pencils. The sketchbook is still almost empty, and that is a good thing. :)
Soon I’ll continue the springcleaning so the biggest flaws that irritate me will be fixes. But not after I’m done with a smaller project:
Since January 1st my girlfriend is fully self-employed. She’s an artist and makes paintings and birth announcement cards, but the one thing she fully dedicated herself to is making sleeves for iPhones, iPads and 11” MacBook Airs. She has been making these sleeves for over a year and since the MacBook Air she needed more time to be able to make more of them, so she quit her job. I’ll be finishing her webshop in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if you need a sleeve, checkout http://jolioriginals.com
And still the question (more than ever):
I need a python/java developer, if you are one or know one, please let me know, we really need some extra hands to finish this project!
Grtz,
Harold
Hi All,
Last week I started with a code cleaning spree, there where a lot of almost duplicate functions. And better, right now javascript does a lot of calls to the internal API, I’ve redesigned it so almost all calls will be combined. I just started recoding some main features and started implementing more HTML5 features, I hope to finish this update somewhere before the end of january.
One big new function will be more-than-three-columns. If you have feature requests, please let me know. :-)
And still the question:
If you know a developer who knows his pro languages (python, java, RoR) (and has experience with google app engine), please let them send an email to help@twinterface.com.
Cheers,
Harold (@hsl)
Hi,
Solved the main problems with a temporary fix, serverload is down to more acceptable levels, but it’s not good enough, so I decided to change the client so that it bundles calls that it’s doing seperate at the moment.
I hope to get this update out within a week.
Cheers,
Harold
Hi,
As you’ve probably noticed TwinterFace has been (and still is) quite slow this weekend. I changed to maintenance mode quite a number of times to optimize the database server. I’m not finished with that just yet, The load of the database server is still way too high and I want to get that under control.
Sorry for the trouble. I’ll post an update here when I’m done.
Harold
Hi,
A long time since I’ve added an item to the blog, I will try to do this more often, but time is the biggest problem :). Last month I released the completely renewed interface, and some smaller updates will be released soon.
I thought it would be about time to explain about TwinterFace. I started TwinterFace about 2 years ago. I designed and built the biggest part of the application, but got a lot help from @maxvw, he’s built the base of the javascript over a year ago. Next to that I got a lot of advice for the interface from @jasperhauser.
I have a online marketing job at an Dutch Internet Provider (XS4ALL), That’s where I work 4 days a week. Next to that I’m studying part-time and working on TwinterFace. So almost all my spare time goes into this project, and still loving it a lot. During the last two years I got a lot of feedback from a number of active users (thanks a lot!) and that feedback made TwinterFace into what it is now.
So what about the future? A friend of mine is going to help me making twinterface bigger than what it is now. Since his role is not a technical one and my time is not endless we we need a developer. What I built now works, but to make it a bigger and more scalable application we need to built the backend in a slightly other way.
So If you know a developer who knows his pro languages (python, java, RoR) and has ) a bit) experience with google app engine, please let them send an email to help@twinterface.com. Since we’re a dutch company based in Amsterdam we prefer someone that lives in the Netherlands.
Cheers!
Harold
Hi There,
Ever since we’ve opened up for public beta we have been working really hard to get a completely new interface out. it’s not ready for realease yet, but we want to show you what it looks like.
We changed the complete flow and integrated everything in one window, we added some extra settings and we’re busy adding statistics.
Not all elements are finished but enjoy!
The last 2 weeks I had little sleep, there was a lot on my to-do-list and today I decided it was enough and I launched the public beta. We worked hard to get the backend completely ready, it has been stable for months now.
I kept postponing the public beta because I had a lot of things I wanted to do better and smarter, but sometimes you just have to launch it as it is, it looks great, runs stable, and I’m using it as my only twitter account, so why couldn’t you?
In the release we released today we have a couple of new interface elements and we built a couple of new features:
- we now show userinfo when clicking on the username (with possibility to follow/unfollow)
- next to shortr.me we now support bit.ly for short url’s
- better system to create subusers
- better system to add twitteraccounts when you already have an twinterface account
- feedback form
- all emails sent by system are now HTML mails
- slightly new homepage
- and most important, open for everyone.
And now?
Tomorrow we start working on great new stuff and in the meantime we want you all to use TwinterFace as much as you can, tell us about bugs you see and the features you want!
Tell all your contacts. Please spread the word. https://twinterface.com/
Now, time for a beer and a long night of sleep.
Harold *HL / @hsl
We’re working hard on the new release Mosaic, this is going to bring a lot of new features. We just released a “micro-in-between” update, this update has a few small enhancements.
- slightly improved interface, optimized for 13,3” (1280px x 800px) screens
- the direct messages collumn now also show your own sent messages
- and a lot of fixes in the core
For all of you who are waiting for an invite, when Mosaic is released we will send out a lot of invites.
